Blade holder



D. BENSEL BLADE HOLDER Filed April 27, 1954 ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 3,1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BLADE HOLDER Duryea Bensel, New York,N. Y., assignerY to Hugo Mock, New York, N. Y.

This invention relates to improvements in blade holders and moreespecially to the blade holders for holding used razor blades of thewafer or Gillette type.

The principal object of the invention is the provision 'of a convenientholder for wafer razor blades in which the blade will be safely heldwhen not used, in which the blade may be convenietly A and quicklyextruded for use, and in which the blade is replaceable at will.

Further objects of the invention will be apparent from the specificationand drawing in which:-

Fig. l is a perspective View of the holder with the blade concealedtherein.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the holder with the blade extruded andin operative condition.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the interior holder for the blade intowhich the blade is directly inserted.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the exterior holder into which theholder shown in Fig. 4 fits.

Fig. 6 is a top view of the blank from which the holder shown in Fig. 5is formed.

Fig. '7 is a top plan View of the blank from which the holder shown inFig. 4 is formed.

I0 designates the outside holder having a slot II cut therein; I2 and I3designate the opposite sides of the outer holder I0; I4 designates theinner holder shown in blank form in Fig. 7; I5 is the finger-pieceextending through the slot I I and which may be formed integrally fromthe surface of the blank shown in Fig. '7; I6 is a slight protuberanceformed in the holder I4 which acts to retard frictionally the movementof the holder I4 within the outer holder I0; I8 and I9 represent theopposite sides of the holder I4; I'I is the blade.

The blank I4 is made from sheet brass or other flexible metal andintegral therewith is formed a thumb-piece I5 which is adapted to slidein the slot I I. Also integral therewith is the slight protuberance I6whichis intended to retard the movement of the holder I4 in and out ofthe holder I0.

The holder I0 is formed from a sheet of brass or other flexible metalbut of heavier gauge than the metal forming the inner holder I4.

To insert the holder I4 within the holder Ill after both I0 and I4 arein the forms shown respectively in Figs. 4 and 5, the lower edges of theholder Ill are lifted so as to provide space for insertion of thefinger-piece I5, and the holder I4 is then sprung into place.

The blade I1 may be inserted into the holder I4 either before or afterthe holder is in posi- 5 The holder I4 should be made of metal suiliciently springy so as to retain a firm grip upon theblade I'I, butconsiderably thinner than the stock of which the holder I0 is made. 10

It should also be noted that the blank of the holder I4 is not bent atthe center but at a distance from the center as the side I 9 is somewhatlonger than the side I8, to permit the easier insertion of the blade. 15

Having fully described my invention what I claim is:-

1. A blade holder for wafer razor blades comprising a folded covermember, a folded blade carrier held inside of the cover member, slots 20within said cover` member and within said blade carrier registering witheach other, and means to reciprocate said blade carrier within saidcover member.

2. A blade holder for wafer razor blades com- 25 prising a folded covermember having a slot, a folded blade carrier having a slot held withinthe cover member and a pintle attached to the blade carrier by which theblade may be retracted in and out of the cover member.

3. A blade holder for wafer razor blades comprising an outer member oftwo equal sized leaves joined together, a blade carrier held within saidleaves, a slot in one of said leaves and in said blade carrierregistering with each other, and a thumb-piece attached to said carrierby which said blade may be reciprocated within said slot.

4. A blade holder comprising a folded cover member, a slot in said covermember, a ilexible blade carrier attached to and inserted within saidcover member, and a thumb-piece attached to the blade carrier by whichthe razor blade may be reciprocated within said cover member.

5. A blade holder comprising a cover member, a slot in said covermember, a flexible and resilient blade carrier having a slot therein andholding the blade, and a thumb-piece attached to the blade carrier bywhich the blade may be reciprocated in and out of said cover member.

DURYEA BENSEL.

